craw
Americannoun
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craws
plural
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the crop of a bird or insect.
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the stomach of an animal.
idioms
noun
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a less common word for crop
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the stomach of an animal
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informal to be difficult, or against one's conscience, for one to accept, utter, or believe
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Etymology
Origin of craw
1350–1400; Middle English crawe, probably akin to crag 2
Example Sentences
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This is the craw that sticks in the throats of mindful Europeans who talk about “strategic autonomy.”
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
Those questions should stick in the craw of Americans who watch this masterwork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
“And Boeing just happened to really get in my craw, to be honest.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
Such rhetoric would probably stick in the craw of the Afghan leaders of the defeated Western-backed government.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2021
The shame of the lie still stuck in his craw, but Varys had insisted it was necessary.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
It has really stuck in their craws and that kind of transferred to me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2024
From where I'm sitting, that seems to be what's sticking in the filmmakers' craws.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2021
Water lightly stained; 66 degrees; Largemouth bass are good fishing creeks ledges, shorelines with timber and shallow brush on bladed spinners, medium crankbaits, brown or orange craws, and jerk baits.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 25, 2020
Largemouth bass are fair on points, flats, brushy or rocky shorelines with spinners, Texas-rigged plastic worms or craws, crankbaits, and skirted jigs.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 25, 2020
He's like the craws, he eats himsel' out o' ply.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
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